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Don't feel like cooking? Do you like to eat out and enjoy diner for a nice price with some Dutch locals?
(Nederlandse versie lezen? KLIK HIER)
You already know how it works, and you want to see the available dates, CLICK HERE!!
Well then dear guests of B&Bs, camp sites, Friends on the bike (www.vriendenopdefiets.nl), we offer Table d'Hôte on Tuesday nights (or any other evening when you want to come with your own bevy) at ORANJE VOS, Address: Achterlaan 20, 1027AK Zunderdorp!
A Table d'Hôte in the neighbourhood so you d'nt have to walk or cycle to far.
Adults and children are welcome. It's a nice place, we eat together in our spacious kitchen with conservatory adjacent to the garden. There is room for up to max 12 people per night, you can come alone, together, or with a group. Dinner starts around 18.30/6.30 PM.
By appointment only, because it is not just any restaurant.
When cooking workshops take place, we will be closed for other guests. Find out in time whether a given date is still free / or if there is a seat available on Tuesday.
(Or would you like to have a cooking class on Dutch food? Just tell us what you'd like. Cooking lessons for a minimum of 6 cooks, max. 10 pax)
In summer we may be to open on other days, and of course we cook specially for your group on request. (min. 4 persons)
What can you expect?
Miranda, your host, cooks with love and attention, with not too many crazy things, just pure and also sometimes slightly unexpected tastes. I cook with organic and local ingredients as much as possible and I like to make fresh pastas dishes … most dishes come with a piece of meat, fish or poultry, but do not expect a big hunk of meat on your plate. Sometime I cook a complete vegetarian diner. So it's eating 'pot luck' and what the season has to offer so the prices remain reasonable. If you really desire or detest something, please indicate that when booking, as well if you have a food allergy.
Weekly changing dishes, menu and prices:
- Count on 17,50,- euro for a 3-course dinner (excl. drinks)
Dinner starts around 18.30/18.45 hours. (6.30/6.45 PM)
We can serve water, lemonade, beer and wines. Paid separate. Or bring your own and share it. ?
BOOKINGS can be made by e-mail (CLICK HERE) or call! Phone: +31 20 4941306 or +31 6 41057980 and specify by when you want to eat with us and with how many people and tell us what you do not like or want to eat. (fish, meat, shellfish, milk, nuts ….)
Pass this information on to neighbours, acquaintances and B&B guests or campers.
Hope to see you soon!
Miranda Vos & Paul Oranje


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Current Year
HOPE Cape Town's visit to Dallas, USA
Partnership Bavaria - Western Cape
The Bavarian One World Days and Fair Trade Congress took place on 22 – 23 June 2018 in Augsburg/Germany. Participants amongst others were the Vice President of the German Parliament Claudia Roth, Members of the National, Bavarian and European Parliaments as well as the Chair of the HOPE Cape Town Trust Rev Fr Stefan Hippler.
All the colors of the rainbow
Visit at the Federal Minister of Health in Berlin
Word of Greetings – Consul General Matthias Hansen
HOPE Cape Town's Chairperson presents at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Rev Fr Stefan Hippler was invited by Emeritus Professor William Chafe to deliver a presentation at Duke University on April, 9th. The large audience that gathered in the Old Chem building were both mesmerised and inspired by the discussion entitled PROJECT HOPE – FIGHTING INEQUALITY IN A FRAGMENTED SOCIETY.
We look forward to hosting Professor Chafe and students of the Duke Foreign Service Programme for three weeks in June 2018 when they will volunteer their services to a variety of non-profit organisations and community-based projects in Cape Town.
Zeit Reisen visits HOPE Cape Town
HOPE Cape Town is a proud partner of ZEIT REISEN and it was a pleasure for us to welcome the first visitor group in Blikkiesdorp. Rev. Fr. Stefan Hippler introduced the group to our organisation and our work. For more information about ZEIT REISEN please click the following link: https://zeitreisen.zeit.de/reise/suedafrika-kunst-natur/
A delegation from Bavarian Parliament visits HOPE Cape Town
From 12th to 15th February 2018 a delegation from the Bavarian Parliament visited the Western Cape to see partner projects from NGOs in Bavaria and to meet members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. The One World Network of Bavaria, who initiated the delegation in the context of the partnership between the Western Cape and Bavaria, prepared the programme. The delegation visited HOPE Cape Town among other NGOs and institutions on 15th February 2018. For more information please click on www.bavaria-westerncape.de/news
HOPE Cape Town USA Director Auntjuan (Mr Community) Wiley
Our heartiest congratulations to Auntjuan (Mr Community) Wiley who was elected new President and CEO of C.U.R.E. Inc on 2nd January 2018. Auntjuan is a director of HOPE Cape Town USA, our sister organisation based in Dallas, USA. C.U.R.E. (acronym for Community, Unity, Respect, Education) is a non-profit organisation resolved to combat the continuing risks and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and is based in Dallas/Fort Worth.
USA Director Stacie McNulty
We are so proud to announce that HOPE Cape Town USA Director, Stacie Greskowiak McNulty, is a finalist for the 2017 Outstanding Corporate Award for Public Service & Pro Bono. For more information read Mark Curriden's article published in The Texas Lawbook.

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The last 4 days of our school trip to londen
Tuesday 29-11-2016
Today went to school after a nice weekend. We started this day with tanning we looked out for this subject. But once the result was given to me I was very disappointed... I was covered in brown spots and half of my body was white .. the teacher saw it and she told me to start over and do it again. And this time the results were perfect!! In the afternoon we arrived in a big class, and we were all watching. The girls learned here applying a day makeup. After school we went as usual to the shopping center!
Wednesday 30-11-2016
We started this morning at 9am. The girls also did the first time, apply a basic makeup . I got together with a nice girl but she was very nervous because it was her first time and we came from the Netherlands. She did her best, and for the first time, it actually looked good! Then I was allowed to make her a basic makeup, she was very happy with the result! We were done with applying the basic makeup and had some time left so she did my nails. At the end of the lesson we had half an hour of time left and I suggested if I could give her a back massage just to practice it, she loved it!! Our hair was done in the afternoon, first washed then styled. Unfortunately, my hair didn't go in the model I wanted it to go, so when I was out of school I had my hair in a ponytail ;)
Thursday 1-12-2016
Today we had a short day trip from 11am to 2pm. The class that we were following was learning a facial massage. First I was working on an English student. The massage was different then what we're used to and a lot shorter. After learning the massage, she gave me a facial massage. It was a nice but short massage. Because this was our last evening together we decided to go out for dinner.
Friday 2-12-2016
Sadly enough today is our last day in London. After two super fun weeks I'm still glad that I'm going back home! Just everything back to normal again :) We started our day at 9 am at school. My eyebrows was tinted and shaped. And my eyelashes were tinted. The English student where I lay for pilot was nervous but she did a great job! 'm very happy with the result! Because there was time and the English girls had examinations in afternoon, I gave her a back massage! She was very happy and enjoyed the massage very much! After the lesson we had to wait for Rosie (English teacher) so that she could sign our papers, and after that the two weeks school were really over! After saying goodbye to everyone, we went as usual to the shopping center to pick up a few last things we needed. When we arrived home we started packing the suitcases! That evening we the dinner was delicious and we chatted a lot with each other! After dinner we watched a movie and went to sleep !!
I look back to two super nice weeks! learned a lot, seen a lot, and especially had a lot of fun! I'm glad I'm back now in my own house, bed and having my own private shower again!!


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any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured
such a substance in its pure state, as distinguished from alloys
an element yielding positively charged ions in aqueous solutions of its salts
an alloy or mixture composed wholly or partly of such substances, as brass
an object made of metal
formative material; stuff
type metal
the state of being set in type
molten glass in the pot or melting tank
road metal
As verb (used with object), metaled, metaling or (especially British) metalled, metalling
to furnish or cover with metal
to pave or surface (a road) with broken stone
As verb (used with object)
to bend (cloth, paper, etc
) over upon itself
to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together (often followed by up):to fold up a map; to fold one's legs under oneself
to bring (the arms, hands, etc
) together in an intertwined or crossed manner; clasp; cross:He folded his arms on his chest
to bend or wind (usually followed by about, round, etc
):to fold one's arms about a person's neck
to bring (the wings) close to the body, as a bird on alighting
to enclose; wrap; envelop:to fold something in paper
to embrace or clasp; enfold:to fold someone in one's arms
to place (one's cards) facedown so as to withdraw from the play
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to place one's cards facedown so as to withdraw from the play
to fail in business; be forced to close:The newspaper folded after years
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a crease made by folding:He cut the paper along the fold
a hollow made by folding:to carry something in the fold of one's dress
a hollow place in undulating ground:a fold of the mountains
a portion of strata that is folded or bent, as an anticline or syncline, or that connects two horizontal or parallel portions of strata of different levels (as a monocline)
the line formed along the horizontal center of a standard-sized newspaper when it is folded after printing
a rough-and-ready dividing line, especially on the front page and other principal pages, between stories of primary and lesser importance
a coil of a serpent, string, etc
the act of folding or doubling over
a margin or ridge formed by the folding of a membrane or other flat body part; plica
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fold up, Informal
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to fail, especially to go out of business
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, usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc
a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, or the like, sometimes forming a drawer
a tray and its contents:to order a breakfast tray from room service
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such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it
the food placed on a table to be eaten:She sets a good table
a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction
a gaming table
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a tableland or plateau
a concise list or guide:The table of contents in the front of the book includes chapter names and page numbers
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the constellation Mensa
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a course or band, especially of masonry, having a distinctive form or position
a distinctively treated surface on a wall
a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put
the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed: the tables of the Decalogue
the laws themselves
the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull
a sounding board
the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem
a gem with such a surface
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to place (a card, money, etc
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to enter in or form into a table or list
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to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc
) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely
to present (a proposal, resolution, etc
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of, relating to, or for use on a table:a table lamp
suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking:table grapes
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on the table, Parliamentary Procedure
submitted for consideration
turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, especially with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist, etc
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We turned the tables on them and undersold them by percent
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NOTE: Sorry for all the technical jargon in this review. I'm writing this for fellow photographers who are thinking about purchasing a smaller camera for fun or profit and might be interested in my experience with the Panasonic GX1.
I think every DSLR photographer craves a smaller format camera but loathes the idea of giving up quality and functionality. The Four-Thirds format has been intriguing to me since it first appeared, and I even bought my wife a Panasonic G2 a few years ago (and have "borrowed" it from time to time). The G2, though a fine camera, never grew on me, largely because the form factor is only slightly smaller than a small DSLR and there were a lot of trade offs in photo quality, particularly in low light situations.
Last year, Panasonic released the GX1 which caught my eye immediately based on the 16MP sensor and the 12800 ISO capabilities (which I imagined would only be good up to 3200, but that was still a big improvement over the G2). Also, the GX1 was a much more compact form factor, reminiscent of the old rangefinders, especially sporting my favorite four-thirds lens, the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 pancake.
But what finally put the GX1 over the top for me was when Panasonic, without explanation, slashed the price of the body only version of the GX1 in half to $249. Occasionally, the price drops as low as $239 with some dealers. Since I already owned the 20mm pancake, which now costs more than the camera itself, I could no longer resist.
There are already some great reviews of this camera available that will tell you what a great camera it is. Coupled with the 20mm pancake, I doubt there is a better all around general "rangefinder" camera out there at double the price. Yes, Fujifilm has some amazing cameras competing with this setup, but you'd have to shell out easily $1000 or more for them.
The level of detail in my tests photos of my garden are phenomenal. Individual hairs on flower stems and leaves are easily identifiable without any sharpening. Focus is crisp and generally quick. Bokeh is smooth and as lovely as you're going to find in this format camera.
My main purpose for this camera was not just portability, though it can easily be taken anywhere being not much larger than a large point-and-shoot. My main purpose was actually to have a nice camera for shooting portraits on the fly and if I get the nerve, to shoot some street portraits of strangers. The camera is small and unremarkable looking, definitely not as intimidating to people as my hefty Nikon D7000 with an 85mm f/1.4 mounted on it. Yet it is capable of producing quality images as good or better than that of a DSLR in the right conditions. With 4 custom settings (yes, there are 4 although the dial only shows 2), I can pretty much preset the camera to shoot exactly how I want to shoot and be ready to capture a shot as quickly as I can get the power on and the lens cap off.
Although shooting your garden would not be your primary subject matter for a camera like this, take a look at the details in these images (processed in Lightroom 4 using VSCO Film).
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"If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want, model your actions similar to theirs, invest your time with dedication, and you'll soon achieve the same results."
Crude Oil looks bullish at the low of a channel this evening, but the recent API report sent prices tumbling off the highs with such strength, we're looking for selling-opportunities using a '2-legged correction' tomorrow.
S&P is bullish with a Spike & Channel and we have a falling resistance trend-line giving us a great opportunity to 'buy the dip' tomorrow with a '2-legged pullback'.
Gold is bearish with a Spike & Channel this evening, and we're watching a key support level on the chart that may make our job 'selling high' a lot more difficult tomorrow if we're not paying attention.
Euro is bullish and we have a channel and a resistance trend-line giving us plenty of information to find some reliable buying opportunities tomorrow.
FDAX is bullish with a triangle this evening, and we have an important resistance level from yesterday's session giving us all the information we need to formulate a plan for tomorrow.
Crude Oil Trading Strategy
Crude Oil looks bullish at first, but the reaction to this afternoon's API Report was so dramatic off the highs, it's hard to believe these buyers will be able to keep control of this market, even at the low of this bull channel. Sellers will be looking for a '2-legged correction' off this recent low to avoid 'selling low' tomorrow, and their target is back down to re-test the low. Buyers, on the other hand, need to see these sellers try and fail twice before they will have the confidence to buy this pullback. Don't forget, tomorrow's Inventory Report is out at 10:30am EST, so it's 'early in and early out' tomorrow, and watch those support and resistance levels.
Crude Oil Inventory Levels for Wednesday:
50.18, 49.94, 49.70*, 49.46*, 49.22, 48.98
E-Mini S&P Trading Strategy
E-Mini S&P is bullish with a Spike & Channel this evening, and this falling resistance trend-line is telling us to look for opportunities to 'buy the dip' using a '2-legged pullback' into the 'battle zone' tomorrow. One thing that stands out on this chart is the 'trap low' that allowed the bulls to 'buy low' earlier today, which tells us that we may be in store for a deeper correction tomorrow to attract more buyers into this market after this 2-day bull run.
Gold Trading Strategy
Gold is bearish with a Spike & Channel and sitting right on top of the prior month high support this evening. The spike & Channel tells us to look for selling-opportunities up at resistance levels overhead, and the prior month high will make for an excellent target on the way back down. If price pushes lower, we will be wise to avoid chasing the move lower, and focus on 'selling high' up around the high of the channel for a 'quad-down' target tomorrow.
Euro Trading Strategy
Euro is bullish and trading at the low of a channel this evening, which is a great place to begin looking for buying opportunities as long as we can clear this resistance trend-line looming overhead. One big clue on the chart is the prior month high, which we would love to use as a magnet, so we will be wise to look for buying opportunities down in the 'battle zone' for a target going back up to re-test the Double-Up near the high.
FDAX Trading Strategy
FDAX is bullish, trading with a triangle, and sitting right at yesterday's high, telling us that bulls have control, but they don't see enough value in buying the highs after yesterday's big bull run. The most important clue this evening is this triangle; we want to buy the low of the triangle using failures and traps, avoiding the middle, and the temptation to buy the highs tomorrow.
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|Tenth Dr. Morry S. Fox
|Miami International Torah
& Science Conference
2013 Presenters
Professor Nathan Aviezer
Professor Barry
Professor Joseph Bodenheimer
Professor Daniel Drubach
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman
Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Professor Nathan Katz
Professor Yakir
Rabbi Barry M. Kinzbrunner, MD
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
Professor John D. Loike
Professor Vera Schwarcz
Rabbi Professor Avraham Steinberg, MD
Rabbi Professor Moshe Dovid Tendler
Professor Jason Wolfe
PRESENTERS' ABSTRACTS (in alphabetical order)
Philosophers and scientists often claim that nothing exists except the physical universe. That is, what cannot be measured does not exist. This idea is central to the 1774 treatise, Ethics, by philosopher Baruch Spinoza, as well as to the 1796 treatise, Exposition of the System of the World, by physicist PierreSimon Laplace. Very recently, this idea has once again been proclaimed by cosmologist Stephen Hawking in his 2010 book, The Grand Design.
Hawkings book presents his new theory for the beginning of the universe, in which he generalizes Big Bang cosmology to include String Theory and Quantum Theory, and he asserts that the creation of the universe follows directly from the laws of physics, making G-d unnecessary. Hawkings book became an instant best-seller, to the delight of the atheists. Leading atheist Richard Dawkins gloats: Darwin kicked G-d out of biology, and now Hawking has administered the coup de grace. The fundamental error in the loud claims of Dawkins and Hawking will be explained, basing myself on the important principle: Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
The purpose of the talk is thus twofold: (i) to present simply and clearly, in layman terms, the scientific content of Hawkings new theory, and (ii) to point out the fallacies of the conclusions regarding G-d claimed by Spinoza, Laplace, Hawking, and Dawkins.
Dr. Barry Baumel
"Dialogue on Epigenetics"
The epigene has been discussed as a similar to genetic element that attaches itself to the gene non-biologically and creates changes in a persons living pattern (Pembrey, Bygren and Golding, European Journal of Human Genetics, 2006).
In Chassidic philosophy there is very intense discussion and analysis regarding the commonalities between nurture and nature—that which enters the person through habit or behavioral proclivity and that which is genetically wired into that person from birth. At times the acquired habits/nurture transformed to a state of nature is indistinguishable from nature itself and can even at times exert much greater influence on our behavior.
This presentation will postulate how this distinction is identified and how one can make alterations or adjustments in the powerful epigene.
Prof. Joseph S Bodenheimer
A Fresh Look at Genesis
Developments in our understanding of nature have produced over recent decades new attempts to reconcile Genesis with science, among others by Aviezer, Schroeder, and Fain. From the Torah perspective, various approaches have been presented by Rabbi M.M. Schneerson, Rabbi Y.B. Soloveitchik, Rabbi M. Breuer, and others. It is the objective of this presentation to take a fresh look at the opening chapters of Genesis and, taking into account the above material, to propose some new insights and observations on the text. The beginning of Genesis follows three general divisions: ten proclamations (maamarot), seven time periods (yamim), and three Creation ex-nihilo steps (briah). Understanding the relationship between these divisions enables a new comprehension of the order of the text, e.g., why the emergence of vegetation on the third day precedes the appearance of the sun and the moon on the fourth Day. The fundamental transcendence of humankind to the remainder of nature becomes evident, and the continuity enigma between the first and second chapters of Genesis, seemingly in irreconcilable conflict, is resolved. The terminology used by the Torah in Chapter 1 and thereafter, is explained consistently.
Some parts of this talk have been presented at the first Memorial Lecture for Professor Cyril Domb in Jerusalem earlier this year.
Prof. Daniel A. Drubach, MD
The Beginning and End of the Mind; a Neuroscience and Jewish Perspective
The mind is the aspect of the self that deals with cognition, metacognition and emotional processing. The physical correlate of the mind is the brain; the mind-brain relationship is "an age old question" which is poorly understood, although some recent models may shed some light on this issue. Still, the brain is a physical entity, amenable to be measured, visualized under a microscope and studied through various molecular, physiological, and more recently functional imaging techniques. The mind is metaphysical, inaccessible to be measured with physical instruments. We do know that the physical formation of the brain begins quite early after conception, and that the process is highly regulated by genetic expression. In recent years, however, evidence has emerged that there is fetal brain activity which can be conceived as some form of "mind activity". System plasticity, the molding of the brain to environmental interaction may take place long before birth and may determine future features of the mind. Processes such as sleep-wake cycles begin long before birth and these may be associated with certain cognitive functions (such as some form of dreaming). From birth on, the mind is a highly dynamic entity that is in a state of perpetual change to meet the cognitive and ontological demands and expectations of the individual. "Mind plasticity," the change in mind functions, is mirrored at a physical level by "brain plasticity." Mind activity, with ongoing change persists throughout the lifetime of an individual, although certain features may vary with age. In this presentation we will discuss the definition of the mind, the neural structures involved in its function, as well as the time frames for both the beginning and the end of mind. We will also discuss the Jewish perspective on this matter.
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman
The Blossoming of Consciousness: Stages of Sentience in Halacha
Human consciousness develops in sudden bursts, followed by gradual blossoming. Each of these stages is pertinent to Jewish law and has been discussed at length by the classic talmudic scholars. This talk will present a small survey of key points of these discussions, suggesting ways to apply this knowledge to facilitate greater peace of mind in an increasingly busy world.
Professor Manfred Gerstenfeld, PHD
"The Jewish Perspective on the World as a Resource"
Concepts of sustainability are central to the Jewish worldview. If we want to understand how Judaism views the topic of resources, we can follow two types of analysis. The first one is to study biblical texts. The second approach is to examine Jewish law. The initial message of the Bible's world view on the use of resources is clear: Adam and Eve were vegetarians and had no need for animals or meat, resources were abundant, there was no pollution in Paradise, no shortage.
The story of the Jews in the desert is a major narrative of the ideal use of resources. One type of food took care of all the Israelites' needs and it was totally absorbed in their bodies. Clothes and sandals did not wear out. Another aspect of environmental importance concerns human food in the Messianic era, as will be described. The main base for our discussion however, is Jewish law. Jewish law prohibits the use of certain resources, mainly foods. One is also not permitted to wear an item of clothing which contains wool and linen mixed together. Nature should be protected in specific ways according to God's detailed commandments, regardless of whether man considers them logical. One central commandment for the protection of natural resources is the principle of bal tashhit, do not destroy, which has expanded far beyond cutting down fruit trees. It prohibits the use of more than necessary to accomplish any given task.
Animal welfare and assuring that they are kept away from harm or pain, are fundamental principles of Jewish law which protect animals. When a Jew rests on Shabbat, his ox and donkey must also rest. Abusive land use and widespread erosion are nowadays considered among the most serious threats to sustainability. Another biblical law embodying significant sustainability elements is that of the Sabbatical year (shmitah), which guarantees soil protection. From contemporary economic and environmental viewpoints, the sabbatical as well as the jubilee years express two important sub-categories of modern environmental concern: land use policies and the preservation of natural resources. The concept that the land ultimately belongs to God is further expressed through the commandment in which one must bring the first fruits to the Temple.
The jubilee year marks the end of seven sabbatical cycles. "The land must not be sold beyond reclaim, for the land is Mine; you are but strangers resident with Me. Throughout the land that you hold, you must provide for the redemption of the land."
It will be shown that Jewish tradition provides us with a hierarchy of 'useful purposes' with regard to using resources. Using resources in a way that violates this hierarchy of values is considered wasteful behavior and prohibited by Jewish law.
In modern times, one of the issues is experimentation on animals. A leading halakhic authority of the twentieth century, Rabbi Y.M. Weinberg, has stated that the elimination of human pain and suffering is more important than the prevention of animal pain. Another major contemporary authority, Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg also deemed medical experimentation permissible. He stressed however, that efforts must be made to minimize the animal's pain. The issue of using animal furs has also led to questions in Jewish law. In conclusion, it will be shown that the Jewish perspective toward resources is a thoughtful, careful and detailed approach. Resources are here to serve humanity, but we are told to show self-restraint and abstain from wanton destruction as well as excessive consumption. Humankind should take a measured approach toward nature. This is not only so because of self-interest, but out of a responsible attitude toward the natural and social environments.
Judaism teaches that nature is G-d's property—He can do with it as He pleases. He can destroy parts of it as He sees fit. He can use it to reward and punish humanity and also specific people. Natural resources that He has made available to Man should not be abused. There is clearly a triangular relationship between G-d, man and nature, and to the Jewish People He has made natural resources available under much more specific conditions.
Yakir Kaufman, MD
The Beginning and End of the Mind
Beginning and end imply a hierarchy, a range within which something takes place. What is the hierarchy in which the mind functions? According to neuroscience, activity of the mind starts with an input of primary perception that continues to be generated by secondary and tertiary perceptions until there is a motor output. This paradigm is quite vague. The inner wisdom of the Torah, which encompasses the knowledge of existence, describes a grander, clearer pathway in which a healthy mind can develop self-reflection and guide a person's emotions, thought and behavior, therefore enabling a higher level of spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health and well-being.
We harness neuroscience in order to improve humankind. Therefore, the hypothesis-driven model of neuroscience could benefit by learning from the dynamic kabbalistic model in order to understand the beginning and end of the mind.
Professor Barry M. Kinzbrunner, MD, FACP, PAAHPM,
Vitas Healthcare Corporation, Miami, FL
"Medical and Halakhic Aspects of End of Life Care"
While Judaism teaches that life is of infinite value, Ecclesiastes tells us that "…there is a time to live and a time to die…." Based on both Talmudic and Midrashic sources, we also learn that our patriarch Jacob actually asked G-d to create terminal illness in order allow us to have time to settle our affairs before death. Hence, the detailed account of his death in the last four chapters of Genesis. In spite of this, many rabbis are reluctant to allow patients under their consultation to access hospice services during the last phases of life. This is due to a number of barriers and misconceptions regarding how care is provided in a hospice program. Key barriers, including overall decision-making near the end of life, the management of pain, do-notresuscitate orders vs. cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and artificial nutrition and hydration, will be discussed from a medical perspective in order to show how they can be managed in ways consistent with medical Halachah.
Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Does life ever end?
All mortal life seems to be governed by the universal law: Everything dies.
But is that true? Science today has established that nothing truly disappears. Matter turns into energy. Water becomes gas. Even when organic bodies deteriorate and perish they are simply changing form. Life does not actually end. It metamorphoses from one state to another.But long before modern science, the Torah offers us an astonishing and sophisticated perspective on the eternal nature of life. We cannot understand mortality and immortality without first analyzing the very fiber of life. What is life? What is death? What is a soul, where does it come from and where does it go to after death? What lies behind the curtain of life as we know it?
This lecture will dissect the enigmatic biblical narrative about the genesis of life and death. It will uncover and explore the scriptural, Talmudic and mystical roots describing the fascinating complexion of life; compare different definitions of life and death – from the biological to the spiritual -- and draw parallels to the latest discoveries in physics and medicine, arriving at a most enthralling conclusion: Life never ends.
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
"Dialogue on Epigenetics"
The epigene has been discussed as a similar to genetic element that attaches itself to the gene non-biologically and creates changes in a persons living pattern (Pembrey, Bygren and Golding, European Journal of Human Genetics, 2006).
In Chassidic philosophy there is very intense discussion and analysis regarding the commonalities between nurture and nature—that which enters the person through habit or behavioral proclivity and that which is genetically wired into that person from birth. At times the acquired habits/nurture transformed to a state of nature is indistinguishable from nature itself and can even at times exert much greater influence on our behavior.
This presentation will postulate how this distinction is identified and how one can make alterations or adjustments in the powerful epigene.
Professor John D. Loike, PHD
"New Biotechnological Ways to Begin Life"
Cloning Technology has been used successfully over the past fifteen years for over twenty different species to produce embryonic stem cells or for reproductive purposes. The application of this technology for human cloning, however, has been a scientific challenge until very recently. In May of 2013, a seminal paper was published, in the journal Cell, that described innovative cloning technology used to create human embryonic stem cell lines from healthy individuals and from patients with genetic diseases. These scientists were not interested in using this technology for human reproduction to clone people. Nonetheless, this technology is transforming theoretical human reproductive cloning into a potential reality. The possibilities enabled by this recent breakthrough in cloning technology raises significant and challenging Halachic issues. In this presentation, the scientific basis of this technology will be presented as well as the Halachic issues that emerge from this technology.
The Halachic resolution of these issues will be addressed by Rabbi Professor Moshe Tendler and Rabbi Avraham Steinberg.
Professor Vera Schwarcz
"Learning Not to Overstep the Line: Reflections on Life's Boundaries in
Chinese & Jewish Thought"
At fifteen, I set my heart on learning… At seventy I followed what my heart desired without transgressing the line. Confucius, "The Analects" At fifteen the study of Talmud… At seventy, fullness of years… (Mishnah, Pirkei Avot)
Thinking comparatively about the beginning and the end of life can enrich our understanding of both cultural and biological paradigms for optimal survival. This paper draws upon key themes in Confucian and Jewish tradition to illustrate different strategies for mapping a person's journey from life to death. In the process, we shall find radically different definitions of "learning," "wisdom," "accomplishment," and "failure."
To suggest, as the Zohar and the Tanya do, that the ending is embedded in the beginning will be shown to be also a key insight for Confucian thought as well. The journey from life to death is not one of devolution but an act of radical return that gives meaning and depth to each stage traversed by the individual—and the human community as a whole. Neither Judaism nor Confucianism limited definitions of "life" and "death" to one culture alone. Each offers distinctive angles of vision upon a broadly human predicament that knows no temporal or geographical bounds.In both cultural traditions the successful completion of the human journey depends upon discovering and accepting the limitations that ethics imposes upon individual behavior. Knowing and staying "within the bounds" will be shown to be key to genuine transcendence.
Rabbi Professor Avraham Steinberg, MD
"The Definition of Fatherhood and Its Contemporary Halakhic Significance"
Fatherhood is one of the most basic concepts; yet, we do not find in Talmudic
and Rishonim sources a direct definition of this term. Deduced from various Halachot, a father is defined as the man from whose sperm a woman became pregnant and delivered a child. In ancient times, this could happen only after direct relationship between a man and a woman. Modern fertility technologies enable the introduction of sperm into the womb of a woman without body contact between them—artificial insemination.
Moreover, it is possible to obtain sperm from a man, save it frozen and inseminate it into a woman after the man dies. Even more striking is the option to obtain sperm after the man dies and to inseminate it into a woman.
Are the men in the above examples defined by Jewish law as fathers of the offspring?
In the future, it might be possible to have offspring not only without direct contact between a man and a woman, but even without using sperm. This is the situations of cloning. How would fatherhood be defined in various situations of cloning?
These queries and answers will be discuss the presentation on the definition
of fatherhood.
Rabbi Professor Moshe Dovid Tender
"Halachic Parameters of ART (Assisted Reproduction Technology)"
This presentation will focus on several Halachic (ethical/moral) dilemmas resulting from widely used ART.
1. Risk / Benefit Evaluations
2. Sperm banks are a multimillion dollar industry, with reports of 150
a. Ovum "donation:" the donor must be prepared with nonphysiologically safe dosages of reproductive hormones to force multiple ovulations. Retrieval of the ovum is a surgical procedure.
b. In surrogacy, the surrogate assumes the health stresses of pregnancy and birth. Are both procedures in violation of the Torah law forbidding self injury even for monetary compensation? children sired by one donor. Does the use of donor sperm raise a concern for accidental incest?
3. Determining parenthood and "Jewishness"
4. If the report of successful production of human embryonic stem
a. Both in ovum donation and in surrogacy the question of who is the mother arises—the gestational mother or the biological (DNA) mother.
cells (cloning) proves accurate (reported in Nature, May 15, 2013, and questioned on May 30, 2013) a new set of complex dilemmas requiring further Halachic analysis arises.
Professor Jason Wolfe
"Death of the Whole by Death of the Parts"
"Arise and depart from amid the upheaval" – from Lekha Dodi, Shabbat evening hymn
Whether an organism dies by accident, murder, disease, or old age, ultimately that death results from the death or malfunction of a sufficient number of cells that make up the organism—often cells in critical organs such as the brain or heart. For example, if an artery bringing blood to the heart becomes constricted or is torn, those heart cells that depend on the artery's supply of oxygen and nutrients may die, possibly leading to the failure of the heart and death of the organism. Similarly, but for different reasons, cumulative cell death in the brain can lead to Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and other forms of dementia.
Surprisingly, most cells die by a mechanism that could almost be described as "voluntary." Deprivation of nutrients triggers a molecular pathway that causes the cell to self-destruct by a mechanism that involves precise snipping of DNA into small pieces, the degradation of the cell's internal skeletal system, outpouching of cell fragments and the uptake and digestion of those fragments by neighboring cells.
All multicellular organisms demonstrate this type of cell death; it is a well conserved mechanism throughout evolutionary history, involving the same genes and proteins. Moreover, the proteins involved in cell death are pre-manufactured in all cells. That means that the system, the pathway that leads to cell death, is already in place even in healthy cells, and can be triggered instantaneously by the right signals. These facts suggest that regulated cell death is essential for the life of an organism. That seems like a paradox. How could a mechanism that leads to cell death be essential for the life of the organism? Regulated cell death is Janus-like, contributing, to the viablitiy of an organism or to its death, depending on the circumstances. In this presentation I will describe the characteristics of regulated cell death, discuss the ways in which it is essential for the life of the organism, how it can save an organism from cancer, and how it can be triggered by faults in a cell and contribute to the death of an organism.


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Sunday, October 29, 2006
Nationals Q&A
27 comments:
After so many trips to nationals, what, if anything, surprised you this year?
there's been a lot of chatter that the O was out of sync. what was going on?
why are you posting at 6am?
can you give your thoughts on the current domination by the NW? is there an end in sight? reasons behind it?
now that you're retiring, who were some of the toughest defenders you've faced and what made them effective?
how have you maintained such dominance against metal?
Does height mean a whole lot? I noticed Revolver was a relatively short team, but DOG seemed to hit stumbling blocks versus them?
How tough is it to motivate a whole team into believing they can beat teams they never see at full strength till Nationals? (A tourney such as ECC is usually for development for the top teams)
It seems like being above and beyond any other team in the NE+ region may be more detrimental to the team than good- thoughts? AS you walk away do you feel you could still run with anyone- or are there limits given the new players in the game?
Are you going to join Moons in NY and play with Above and Beyond?
What're DoG's chances of making Quarters next year?
How well did you play this year in comparison to years past?
Who in your opinion were the best players at nationals this year?
Now that you're retired, is there anyone you would out as being overrated?
for a young player, what do you have to do to get on a nationals caliber team? what does it take in terms of conditioning, experience, skills and anything else that is relevant?
what do you see for the future of boston/cambridge ultimate? any mergers? it seems like the city could content for a title if they got all of the top players on one team and put the remainder on a second team.
what teams/cities do you believe will win titles in the future? there must be enough talent in cities other than vancouver and seattle to start winning, no?
why doesn't DoG dominate like they used to?
are you going to ever wear those bright orange umbro shorts you wore back at nationals in 1994?
how does a top team at nationals use there bench? how much play time do the top guys get compared to the bottom guys? how does this differ in pool play, power pools and elimination? are players ever benched for extended periods, or does everyone contribute?
- sometallskinnykid said...
It seems Huck n Hope was Huck and suceed down there. I hear only 2 turns in the first half of the finals. And a few more in the 2nd half. Comments?
How will you possibly answer all these questions to everyone's satisfaction? Can we vote for which questions you spend more time on? I'm only 50% kidding.
- Seigs said...
Wow Jim, you sure put the Q in the Q&A there.
- parinella said...
Why does everyone think I'm retiring?
Ultimate as it appears on uvtv is about 10 times as HnH as it appears in person.
Rats, congratulations, whattyagonnado, all that. At least I didn't punch someone in the face and tell him "Just call that."
6 am = 6 am PT = 9 am ET.
why do you think you're not retiring?
- parinella said...
After so many trips to nationals, what, if anything, surprised you this year?
I'm surprised that I'm always surprised by how new and different each year is, even when the end result is about the same. 2002 was excitement and sighing, 2003 was disgust, 2004 was melancholy, 2005 was wouldacouldashoulda, and 2006 was resignation. And disappointment each time.
Re: height. Obviously, all things being equal, being taller is better, but "tall" often comes with "gangly". I generally love it when a tall guy covers me because I know he won't be able to move with me. Even if it's a deep throw, it won't matter unless it's a bad throw that hangs a ton. In general, height isn't as important as you think, because everyone has some big guys and they can match up against each other if it's that big of a deal. But in the specific cases of great athletes who are also tall, then you can have a real matchup problem. Think Magic Johnson or Michael Jordan, who were significantly larger than their prototypes with similar skills.
I had a pair of throwback shorts and socks all ready for the finals, but didn't get a chance to use them. I'm not sure if I would have been willing to pay the $25 fine to the UPA for non-standard uniforms, or even if they would have allowed it. For next year, I've been telling everyone that I'm getting the band back together. Maybe our team uniforms will be the vintage short shorts and tight cotton T-shirts.
- parinella said...
why do you think you're not retiring?
It's easy to rationalize as to how next year is going to be awesome. For instance, I was already thinking that if I got up early or stayed up late and worked out on the exercise bike a little more, did a more dedicated stretching program, threw discs in the backyard, and spent my morning commute visualizing, it would be simple to play again at an even higher level.
- parinella said...
can you give your thoughts on the current domination by the NW? is there an end in sight? reasons behind it?
Sickening to an East Coaster. At some point this weekend, I thought to myself, "My God, we've become the Central Region."
Reasons: recruiting and competition. They got lots of athletes, and that's always a plus. One of our big flaws this year was that we never learned how to win, and we could possibly have learned that had we been playing the WC teams every few weeks.
anyone know how they grow 'em so big out there? or do they just import them by providing them with hovels in which to reside?
If N were played at a less windy venue would that make you more or less inclined to play Open in '07?
- parinella said...
I really am not sure what to say about HnH, and probably should say nothing for a few more days at least so as not to come across badly.
But here goes.
Obviously it worked well for Sockeye in the finals. Zero turnovers in the first half overstates how effective the method was, since one of those goals was on a Greatest and another came after the disc landed on the receiver and another missed the intended receiver. And another came on a defender miscue. So, possibly, maybe, the credit for this great performance belongs to the highly-skilled and heads-up players who actually had to overcome the system.
I was, shockingly to all, actually defending the HnH (or SLG (Sensible Long Game)) during a conversation with another experienced player, saying maybe the ho-stack creates lots of good long cutting opportunities, not every single long pass that could be thrown _was_ thrown, many of these passes didn't require phenomenal effort from the receiver to be caught. This player asked simply, "where's the D?"
There was one point in the finals where I specifically watched Cruickshank play as one of the middle cutters in the ho-stack. He made the same cut six times (quick shoulder fake out, one step in, break deep) and was wide open on four of them, the fourth one being thrown to him. Sure, you definitely don't want to give Shank a free 20 yarder and let him loose in the middle of the field, but four times in a point? Is it that the D players are also just relying too much on athleticism and expecting to make contact so that when they're matched against athleticism and fail to make contact that they get blown away?
I'm well aware that even though I'm analytical and have been there in the old days and today, I'm in a much different position today than I was then and so don't see things the same way. Does anyone, even a devil's advocate, want to debate this point either way? I'm willing to allow a guest author on this even.
- parinella said...
Top teams all seem to have pretty strict O and D lines with very little crossover. There are clear benefits to this approach (more synergy, taking advantage of skills), but it's possible that we've gone too far with this strategy. Certainly compared to 10 years ago, the top players play fewer points, although it's possible that this could be due to a more intense level of play (obviously you can play more points as a practice level than at a game level). It certainly could stand a new look at to how strictly to platoon.
I haven't really paid attention to what any other team has done with their bench. Probably it just depends on the quality of the bench and what roles they fill.
- parinella said...
I felt like I played pretty well, although I had only one play worthy of a highlight film (at least one I'd want to be part of; I also got skyed once by a taller player, although I have evidence that my feet were higher than his). It was mostly just getting open and completing passes. I think I had four turnovers and two other incompletions on passes to me. First turnover came when Forch changed his cut as I was throwing and I couldn't stop it; I almost nailed the marker in the face with that one. Second came when I threw a with-the-force backhand into the ground a lot shy of my target; there was something funky with the mark that made me think I was just going to be fouled or maybe I just lost sight of where I was throwing or something that my mechanics were way off. I dropped a low pass in the wind against Rhino (got a brushburn from that one). And I threw a pass to BVH when he wasn't open but was still cutting; it was my first point after being on the massage table for 20 minutes (I took this long only because we were up by several and there was only one O point in that time) and I was out of the flow of the game a bit, so when I caught a swing I just turned and threw, but his defender was already on his way by him by that time. He called a foul, there was some bitching about it, after about two minutes the coach went up to him and said something and I came up to him and tried to say that it wasn't a foul but he had already put the disc down. On the receiving end, Alex threw me a huck in the Furious game after we were already down by 6, I looked up to the forehand side because there was a lot of room there and I thought the force was that way, and by the time I caught sight of it and turned the other way, I had lost too much momentum and couldn't catch up to it. Had I been expecting the backhand the whole way, I would have caught it. And Doug threw me a too-weak forehand in the Sockeye game where another cutter took too long to clear out and his defender got the layout poach block.
I felt that Friday was my best day of the tournament, in sharp contrast to the past several years where Saturday was my best day. I once again felt stronger on Saturday, but the space wasn't there or something such that I didn't get the disc as much as I wanted to against Sockeye, without feeling that it was because my man was on me (although maybe he was, I don't know). Sockeye was effective at clogging the lanes against us, and maybe our overall team speed (especially on offense) killed us.
Defensively, I felt ok. No blocks, but I created several high stalls (some of them leading to turnovers) due to good non-fouling marking, and I remember preventing some cuts. There were two long passes thrown to my man and caught on the first day, but none after that despite playing some HnH teams who got the disc plenty of times when I was on the field. There were a few passes over the weekend where my guy beat me right away on an in-cut so I just ambled in after him. Maybe it's a little lazy, but there is no practical difference (given that I'm not going to administer a bump as soon as he catches it even though the kids today seem to think it's cool) since I'm not going to be able to catch up anyway and I was there by the time he caught it and turned and the force didn't change.
I played a little more than I expected and probably about as much as I deserved, maybe a little more, maybe a little less. Forch played well offensively except for a bunch of forced hucks, but otherwise I didn't feel anyone on the O stood out as playing well.
I had two points that stood out for me. One was against Furious on the first point of the game. Pitted against a defender that apparently everyone on Furious knows I can't stand playing against because of his hands and bumpiness, I was determined to show him, but I established that I wasn't going to be intimidated, got open for four or five passes with the force, and scored the goal. The other point was an upwinder against Rhino. I was called as the third handler, and got open on several resets and quickly got the disc moving again, leading to a big goal.
Overall, I was somewhat disappointed in the amount of contact and petty calls. In order, among the teams I played with and against, I would rank them Furious, Sockeye, Revolver, us, Rhino, the others. 3 of the 4 NW teams outcalled/outfouled us despite us being a little chippy ourselves. I didn't watch either semi (beer tent was too far from the fields), so I can't comment on them.
Are you taking notes after every match? Amazing that you can remember all the plays like that. Also complements for your input. It is an interesting inside into top level matches that is hard to come by. The UPA write ups are good but extremely descriptive with no analysis. And if you go looking on other participating teams sites you find hardly anything since they are updated once every 6 months. By the way I find the UVTV clips entertaining but it is almost impossible to get an idea of strategies, O and D, running patterns etc. from the back field angle. The camara should be elevated.
who is the furious defender?
- Joe's Brother said...
The NW is ahead of everyone else, for starters, because they have had established competitive ultimate starting at the middle school level from Vancouver to Eugene for years now. I recently spoke to a middle school coach from the NW and she singled out a half dozen Sockeye players that she had personally coached years earlier. Recruiting just follows suit. Who even needs to recruit when you've got a National title in bold letters at the top of your resume? After years and years of losing, just about everyone is going to want to play for the Yankees eventually.


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COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed into law a proposal cracking down on Ohio's short-term lending industry. The bill approved by the Republican governor Monday caps interest rates and limits fees on such loans. It also bars →
COLUMBUS — Gov. John Kasich has asked the state Parole Board to hold a hearing on a clemency request for a former Toledo-area coin dealer who raised money for Ohio Republicans before being convicted in a state investment scandal that also →
CLEVELAND — A federal judge has ruled that local governments cannot make public federal government data about where prescription opioids were distributed. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is providing the information to state and local →
COLUMBUS — Ten more former students have sued Ohio State University over alleged sexual misconduct by a now-dead team doctor, accusing school officials of facilitating abuse by ignoring complaints and requiring some athletes to get physicals →
HURON — Police say someone untied a yacht owned by the family of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Ohio, causing the vessel to drift into a dock and incur up to $10,000 in damages. The Blade reports the $40 million, 163-foot yacht →
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COLUMBUS — State officials and amusement industry executives worked to reassure visitors Monday that the 2018 Ohio State Fair will be safe a year after a catastrophic ride failure left an 18-year-old dead and seven others injured. The effort →
COLUMBUS — Ohio residents with valid library cards will have access to thousands of online courses they can take for free under an expansion of the state's online library learning program. The Ohio Library Council and the Ohio Public Library →
COLUMBUS — More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by the now-dead Ohio State University team physician at the center of an ongoing investigation, the university said on Friday. Over 200 former →
CINCINNATI — Admirers of Neil Armstrong and space exploration have a chance to own artifacts and mementos that belonged to the modest man who became a global hero by becoming the first human to walk on the moon. The personal collection of →
COLUMBUS — State officials say Ohio's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has increased from May to June. The state's unemployment rate rose from 4.3 percent in May to 4.5 percent last month. The rate stood at 5.1 percent in June 2017. The →
LUCASVILLE — An Ohio inmate was executed Wednesday for choking and stabbing a man to death he met in a bar in 1985. The execution of Robert Van Hook by lethal injection was carried out at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. Prison warden →
COLUMBUS — Former Ohio State University wrestling coach and current U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was interviewed by the law firm investigating allegations that a now-dead team doctor sexually abused male athletes there decades ago, his spokesman →
COLUMBUS — Four former wrestlers say in a lawsuit that Ohio State University officials ignored repeated complaints about a now-dead team doctor and failed to stop his "rampant sexual misconduct" that went on nearly two decades. →


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Len Williamson coaches and provides leadership consulting to CEO and Director level executives and their teams.
The focus of his work is raising awareness of what is going on in the system of relationships around executive activity. He brings unbiased attention to the actions people are taking and shows them the impact they are having. This enables change for the benefit of the wider system and aligns executives and their organisations for successful action. Len uses Gestalt Institute ideas around group work as the foundation of his approach. He works at the individual level for coaching and the group level for leadership consulting. Typical challenges see leaders experiencing stress and being confronted with major demands on them. Time and resources are often in short supply and there is often opposition or resistance. Len intervenes to unblock the system to enable it to move forward in an aligned way. He focuses on working with large global corporations such as BP, Morgan Stanley, Shell, Uniliver, Nyrstar, Accenture, Booz & Co and with Government Organisations in the UK, Africa and Singapore.
Len's leadership coaching expertise is built upon 30 years operational and IT experience at BP. He spent 20 years in the Trading and Supply business with positions in refining, system supply (oil into refineries and products out), pricing, strategic planning and entrepreneurial trading. From the late 80's his significant achievements were centred around bringing breakthrough approaches to large global organisations and implementing the changes. Len was regularly appointed to increasingly senior director positions in the UK, Belgium, USA and Singapore.
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Hi everyone, it's Annette Green here today to join in the Creative Carte Blanche fun. When Susan Mostek selected the "Winged Things" theme as this month's creative adventure, I knew exactly what my winged creature would be: The beloved bee. For those who know me, you already know of my love of bee imagery. Something about them just make me happy. Some may think they are scary little insects, but not this girl. Bees are amazing in so many ways. Just read The Secret Life of Bees, if you haven't already, and you can't help but think them utterly magical.
My creation this month is an art journal spread with a huge bee as my winged thing. I hope you'll join me on my blog as I share my tutorial on this came together. (don't be afraid!)
I can't wait to see what the rest of the Creative Carte Blanche sisters come up with, and YOU too! Have fun with this one.


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Friday, March 19
Are 9/11 Truthers Really This Dangerous?
When President "Yes We Can" Barack Obama visited Egypt last June, he used the occasion to issue a 1-minute caveat, an authoritative warning to 9/11 Truthers, apparently from around the world, to avoid questioning the events of 9/11.
For anyone with IQ's above room temperature who's independently examined the reams of evidence that counters the Official Cover-up, Obama's warning came much too late.
For example, consider this partial list of senior U.S. intelligence officers in Washington's Blog who examined some of that evidence to concluded "these facts" Obama would have us deal with as something else for the cover-up it is.
Most Americans don't know what kind of people 9/11 truthers really are. So they can't figure out whether or not they are dangerous.
Below is a list of people who question what our Government has said about 9/11.
The list proves - once and for all - that people who question 9/11 are dangerous.
Email this list to everyone you know, to prove to them that 9/11 truthers are all dangerous nut cases.
- Former military analyst and famed whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg said that the case of a certain 9/11 whistleblower is "far more explosive than the Pentagon Papers". He also said that the government is ordering the media to cover up her allegations about 9/11. And he said that some of the claims concerning government involvement in 9/11 are credible, that "very serious questions have been raised about what they [U.S. government officials] knew beforehand and how much involvement there might have been", that engineering 9/11 would not be humanly or psychologically beyond the scope of the current administration, and that there's enough evidence to justify a new, "hard-hitting" investigation into 9/11 with subpoenas and testimony taken under oath (see this and this).
- A 27-year CIA veteran, who chaired National Intelligence Estimates and personally delivered intelligence briefings to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, their Vice Presidents, Secretaries of State, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and many other senior government officials (Raymond McGovern) said "I think at simplest terms, there's a cover-up. The 9/11 Report is a joke", and is open to the possibility that 9/11 was an inside job.
- A 29-year CIA veteran, former National Intelligence Officer (NIO) and former Director of the CIA's Office of Regional and Political Analysis (William Bill Christison) said "I now think there is persuasive evidence that the events of September did not unfold as the Bush administration and the 9/11 Commission would have us believe. ... All three [buildings that were destroyed in the World Trade Center] were most probably destroyed by controlled demolition charges placed in the buildings before 9/11." (and see this).
- A number of intelligence officials, including a CIA Operations Officer who co-chaired a CIA multi-agency task force coordinating intelligence efforts among many intelligence and law enforcement agencies (Lynne Larkin) sent a joint letter to Congress expressing their concerns about "serious shortcomings," "omissions," and "major flaws" in the 9/11 Commission Report and offering their services for a new investigation (they were ignored)
- 20-year Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer, the second-ranking civilian in U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence, and former CIA clandestine services case officer (Robert David Steele) stated that "9/11 was at a minimum allowed to happen as a pretext for war", and it was probably an inside job (scroll down to Customer Review dated October 7, 2006).
- A decorated 20-year CIA veteran, who Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh called "perhaps the best on-the-ground field officer in the Middle East", and whose astounding career formed the script for the Academy Award winning motion picture Syriana (Robert Baer) said that "the evidence points at" 9/11 having had aspects of being an inside job"
- The Division Chief of the CIA's Office of Soviet Affairs, who served as Senior Analyst from 1966 - 1990. He also served as Professor of International Security at the National War College from 1986 - 2004 (Melvin Goodman) said "The final [9/11 Commission] report is ultimately a coverup."
- Professor of History and International Relations, University of Maryland. Former Executive Assistant to the Director of the National Security Agency, former military attaché in China, with a 21-year career in U.S. Army Intelligence (Major John M. Newman, PhD, U.S. Army) questions the government's version of the events of 9/11....
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2017
The Skills That Are Needed
"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude." – Ralph Marston
Many of us rest upon our current skills – we know a lot and that has gotten us to where we are. That's all fine and good but you can never stop learning and improving your knowledge base if you are working in the CPA profession.
Recently, Barry Melancon, CEO of the AICPA, shared the Top 10 Skills that will be need in 2020. CPA firm leaders and their teams must prepare for the future beginning now! (Thanks to @J_Maiman for the photo.)
- "It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill."


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Question about Dell Inspiron XPS M140 Notebook
When turning on the computer, it states that it can not start due to a file missing or corrupt and to reinstall windows/system32 / . I try F8 and try to start the computer in safe mode but it did not work. The computer did not come with a windows cd to reinstall.
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Ok what file does it say is missing?
and do you have a windows xp cd at all or do you know someone with one?'
because it may be that you might just have a file system error on your hard drive and since windows can not read the file it thinks it is missing when in fact it is probably still there
booting the computer from the windows xp cd and going into the recovery console you can do a disk file system repair by typing this at the recovery console command prompt CHKDSK C: /R
that will start the chkdsk utility but once you start it you MUST allow it to finish since even if it apears to be stuck it is not... and it may take several hours to complete depending on the size of the drive and the amount of files.. (interupting the CHKDSK utility before it finishes can actually damage your drive depending on which phase it is in at the time so please be patient and allow it to finish)
once chkdisk is complete remove the cd and type EXIT and it will reboot and windows should then be able to read the file just fine
is the file that it needs called : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\system ?
that is part of your windows registry
the dsk chk utility should be able to repair it but in the rare event that it does not then you will need to do a repair install of windows.
but there is one more last rewsort way of replacing that file if the dskchk doesnt repair it but best to try CHKDSK utility fitst since alternate method will require reinstalling most of your hardware drivers and theres a possibility of losing your account and access to your documents and so on if encryption is enabled because the only real backup copy of that file is probably the first default file that windows created durring install that is located in the C:\WINDOWS\REPAIR folder
and it is rather a pain to restore it which might not work anyway if there is a bad sector on your drive in the c:\windows\system32\config folder location
so CHKDSK utility is best option.
at least that is what i would do (i have fixed this exact situation countless times with CHKDSK utility )
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Whenever a new operating system comes along for smart phones, there is generally a great deal of anticipation and speculation regarding it. People want to know what is being offered, what is new about it, and what is better about it than the old version. When it comes to the Android Ice Cream OS, the desire to know more about it hasn't disappointed. There are a number of brand new features for the Android Ice Cream operating system, and some improvements on the tried and true features from past Android operating systems. Some of the top Ice Cream features are included here.
Newer Social Network & Contacts Feature
People contacts section is now streamlined and in sync with your social networking contact list. You can easily customize or add info manually as well. Each contact is displayed on visually enhanced image cards. If a contact within one of your social networking platforms updates or changes her contact info, than your phones contact information automatically updates as well. Everything is synced together providing you with a brilliant contact management system
Revised Favorites Section
The skins to begin with have more breadth and life to them and better color schemes than the traditional lime green over black scheme that we came to be familiar with. Along the bottom of your home screen you will find a 'favorites' tray that will allow you to add more favorite apps to the home screen. This basically doubles the number from the previous version. You can store your favorite apps here or get rid of it altogether. Perhaps that's a great advantage in that you are given the choice to do so or not.
Great Locking Features
Keeping your phone and your information safe is important in today's society. The last thing any of us wants is to have to wonder who might be using our phone or looking at our personal messages when we're not around. While the locking features are generally the same, for Android Ice Cream, it's the unlocking features that made us take notice. You can use the 'face unlock' feature on your phone now, so that your camera on the Android will have to recognize your features in order for it to be unlocked. Pretty sweet, huh? We thought so. When you set up this feature, you will want to get a decent facial shot of yourself, something that will be able to be replicated in a variety of different lighting conditions. This will be your establishing picture and what your Android Ice Cream OS will compare when you want to unlock your phone. When you're ready to unlock it, just hold your beautiful mug in front of the camera and you're ready to go.
Gmail Improved
One of the top Ice Cream features is the new and improved Gmail app. Sending and receiving emails has never been easier thanks to Google's enhanced on board tools that allow you to get the most from your Gmail account when viewing email from your Android phone. The inbox now shows additional lines of text, so that you can see whether it is a message that you might want to open right away, or it is something that could wait a while. Once you're in the messages, you have more control, such as adding labels, marking messages as important, delivering them to your spam folder, and much more. Getting to the next message in your inbox when you're reading one is as simple as swiping the screen.
A More Efficient Keyboard
One of the common complaints that people have about their smart phones is the keyboard. When it's too tough to type, it becomes frustrating. The new Android Ice Cream OS keyboard may appear similar, but it has added spell check, offers ideas to complete words, and detects double-typed words. Double tapping a word brings up an edit/replace option, so that editing your email, notes, or letters is easier than ever before. This Android Ice Cream operating system has taken mobile keyboard technology to a higher level for sure.
Android Ice Cream will definitely change the playing field for smart phones, there are many other incredible new features that make Ice Cream an incredible upgrade over the old platform and design, we just covered our favorite top 5 here. Don't forget you should also get a cell phone provider with 4g high speed internet download so that you can enjoy all Ice Cream's super-fast features. Here in the U.S., both AT&T and Verizon are good candidates and AT&T offers Uverse coupons for its internet and wireless service so that consumers can save on their initial signups. In today's fast-paced world, it's important to have the most efficient mobility for personal and business use, and with the Android Ice Cream new features, that's precisely what you will get.


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Lena Headey confirmed that she is pregnant with her second child.
The "Games of Thrones" star released a statement that read: "I'm happy to confirm that I'm having my second child this summer," adding: "I only hope that this announcement can help me to regain some of the privacy I have recently lost to prying photographers and ask that they please respect my privacy and let me enjoy this time."
Lena Headey did not disclose the identity of the baby's father, or if she has already discovered the gender of her upcoming baby.
Headey already has a son, Wylie Loughran (born in 2010), with then husband Peter Loughran. The former couple got married in 2007 and had their divorce finalized in 2013.
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Congratulations! You won a chance to appear on "Natural Selection", a live-streaming web series. You don't know what the show is about, but you were told it has a cult-following and you get to relax in the star lounge before the show. What fun! But, there's something much darker going on here. You have an hour to get to the bottom of it. Fifteen minutes of fame isn't worth much if you're not around to enjoy it!
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Discussion in 'NDS - Emulation and Homebrew' started by blade7115, Mar 6, 2010.
how do i run this app, i dont understand how to run it at all its really confusing to me :S
ok, so you have to have the wifi seted up on you're ds. Next run the server on the computer (the thing with the ds as it's icon). Now go run the homebrew on your ds ( the .nds file) then it should connect to to you're computer. Now just set up the controls on your computer and you're done.
acutually there are 2 with ds icon, one is control and other pops up a command prompt, which onw do i use?
just the one with the controls.


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In recent years, as the benefits of counselling and therapy have become more widely appreciated, we have seen a steady decline in the availability of services, particularly those offering therapy at a low fee and affordable rate.
SkyBlue addresses the resulting lack of counselling provision. We are an independent, Cambridgeshire based organisation that provides counselling therapy to those who might struggle to access the support they need, when they need it; adults, children and couples. At the heart of SkyBlue, is the opportunity for high calibre, low fee counselling for everyone, offered in a spirit of genuine warmth and acceptance.
By agreeing with you a fee that is affordable and sustainable SkyBlue is able to fill the void left by the withdrawal of public services and establish itself as a respected alternative.
Our counsellors are qualified and are looking to establish themselves in private practice in line with SkyBlue's caring and compassionate ethos.
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This is the third book in a cute bakery-themed romance series I've been reading. There is a family that owns a bakery shop in this small town that is able to do some magic. The main character of this book is in love with the brother of one of those. Problem being - he couldn't care less. She decides to take destiny in her own hands and buys a theater to refurbish. Unfortunately, it has a ghost. Which brings in a couple of other characters, including the guy she's in love with.
Overall, a pretty typical romance, but I still enjoyed it. It was also great because since this was the third book, I was already familiar with most of the characters.


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Just took delivery of my G2 last Friday, the 19th. Impressed with the build quality of this lens, but not so much with the performance I've gotten out of it so far. So I thought I'd come here to see if I'm alone and if I'm not, what others did to correct or resolve some of the issues I'm having with it.
First, I'm having some focus problems pretty much all through focal and aperture range. I am getting pretty good images around the 135 mil mark at f/4 and above, but that's just about it. Things just get softer at 70 and 200. I don't have enough experience to determine whether it's a fine tune or bad copy issue. I don't have a console yet, but it is on my immediate list. Thing is, I'm not sure whether to pick one up locally and make the attempt to pull my G2 in so that it matches all the favorable reviews,... OR to send my current copy back and have a console accompany the replacement G2 to me.
Second, images seem to be way over exposed with exposure compensation is set to zero on both my D500 and D810! A full stop of under compensation seems to bring the shots into the exposure I'm used to getting with my old VR II. Is any else seeing global over exposure with this lens? I'm blowing out skies like crazy with this G2 shooting the way I normally shoot. I've learned that what you camera says about metering a scene is just where you start guessing, so I'm not upset that the G2 doesn't always agree with whatever Nikon I'm using,... but! Now I've read in one of the reviews that the T-stop with the G2 is different, but the impression I got from that review was that the image would be darker (appear a little under exposed) if you use no compensation,... I'm thinking this copy delivers the opposite. I mainly use Matrix metering, but I've experimented with the other metering modes as well.
Just hoping to get some feedback. Not wishing the worst on anyone else, but if any one is have any of these problems, I'd sure appreciate hearing from you. Thanks!


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When I woke up this morning I wasn't sure what to expect after yesterday's debacle.
Before bed last night the Littles and I sat down to talk about what we learned yesterday. One of our BIG lessons was *respect.*
Respect for our things, respect for ourselves, and respect for each other.
Silence greeted me as I turned off my alarm. No yelling, no fighting, no screaming.
Where were the kids!?!
Sneaking down the hall I peeked into Glamor Girl's room. She was snuggled on her bed with our Chocolate Lab…reading.
Moving on to the boy's room I saw something that brought tears to my eyes. My boys curled up together playing on Itty Bitty's LeapPad… QUIETLY!
No arguing, no accusing each other of not sharing, no telling each other what to do. Just two sweet boys RESPECTING each other.
Shot with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Lens 50mm f/1.4
Shutter Speed 1/100
Today's shot was a challenge for me. It's only been a couple months since I took my camera off of Av {Aperture Priority} and switched to Manual.
One of the things I've been working on is low light photography.
Often those special moments that I want to capture don't have great lighting. I don't want to miss a moment or have a blurry underexposed image, so learning how to let more light in to my camera is HUGE for me!
The boys were curled up in their room with the curtains closed. I opened them before taking the shot, but the sun was barely up and the light coming in was weak.
First I raised my ISO as high as it goes. Your camera might go higher, but my beloved Rebel only goes to 1600.
Next I slowed my Shutter Speed to 1/100. That is as slow as I can go and still get a tack sharp photo while hand holding my camera.
The final step was to set my aperture. I knew it would have to be pretty wide open to let in the most light. My rule of thumb is to set your aperture no bigger than f/x+the number of subjects in your picture. So for the two boys I started with f/3.0.
The boys were in focus but my photo was too dark {underexposed.}
Dropping my aperture down a few stops allowed enough light in!
Parts of the photo are still underexposed, but that's the way I wanted it. My goal was to capture their little faces lit by Itty Bitty's LeapPad.
Don't be afraid of unique or low light situations. With a few tips and tricks you can capture beautiful moments in ANY light!